Getting around motor noise

I've been doing my homework and the Canon XM2 is probably, at the moment, the best deal on market. Good quality, easy to use and it is professional with excellent TV like quality.
But with one major flaw which every review I have read has pointed out - Bad Sound.
Well not so much it has bad sound but the motor noise which accompanies the camera is clearly heard, and if your making a professional self-produced film the last thing you need is a stupid thing like motor noise ruin it for you. The question is, how do I overcome this, how do I get rid of the motor noise? If there some affordable device which I can use?

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May be from a short inside (loose screw), possibly a bad battery caused it, or maybe just failed. Try this site: www.camerasandparts.com They are just great for the Powershots that need reviving. That's all they deal with are these Canon Powershots and they are great all around. They have a service package on their site for your specific problem on the SD1300 and for $79, you get the repair, the service for the camera and shipping back included. Probably the best place out there for service on these models, they do very professional work on these cameras. Good luck with it.

In my opinion, your best best is the Lumix LX3. It's all around a higher quality camera than the FZ40 and it has a lot of features that I think work well for amateur photographers. It will definitely do better at nighttime. Also in terms of carrying space, the LX3 is much smaller and easier to fit.

As a pro photographer, this is the type of point and shoot that I would purchase if I was in the market for one in that price range. If I was going to go up in cost a bit, I'd probably purchase the Canon G12.

XM2 is the PAL version of the GL1 and 2, should be able to get it from any Canon parts provider (maybe even e-Bay/craigslist)... by mains do you mean battery? it is the same for the GL1/2 XL1/2 XM1/2 (Canon Part # BP-945)

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